How to Word a Wedding Announcement in Formal Style
A columnist explains proper wording for wedding notices. Announces should be issued by the bride's parents or guardians, prepared in advance, and sent simultaneously. Typical form: Mr and Mrs John Brown announce the marriage of their daughter Anne to Mr James Smith Jones on Thursday May 8 1922 at St Thomas church New York.
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Shakespeare
John Brown
Anne
James Smith Jones
St. Thomas’ Church
New York
Anne Brown
Quiet Society Elopement Noted in Local Notices
A fragment discusses discreet marriage announcements and sending notices to the society editor to ensure accuracy in local papers. It mentions elopement as an implied alternative when engagements are not publicized.
Jubilees in History from Hebrew Trumpet to Modern Use
The term jubilees traces to yobel meaning trumpet blast and the biblical Jubilee year when land and bondage were released. Leviticus outlines fifty year emancipation, restoration of lands, and liberty proclaimed in worship. Christian and later secular powers adopted the term with notable jubilees under George III and Queen Victoria.
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Hough
George Ijii
Queen Victoria
Origin of the Honeymoon Tradition in Wedding Customs
The article explains how the couple’s after-wedding journey emerged from earlier wine serving rituals and the tradition of hosting healing wines. After years of persistence the custom faded, but the trip after marriage became known as the honeymoon and typically lasts less than a month.
A Line O' Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs
The poem contemplates a world deemed fair and sweet despite its flaws. Vivid seasonal images and a mother's song express a hopeful view as dawn rises and harvests yield.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Marion Davies Stars in Biggest Picture of Screen Career
Marion Davies, the film star beloved by motion picture patrons, is currently working on the biggest picture of her career, planned for release in the coming fall.
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Charming
Marion
Davies
Early United States Whisky Conflict Sparks Rebellion
Beginning with the 1791 Alexander Hamilton excise law, private whisky makers clashed with the government. The 1794 whisky rebellion demonstrated that public opposition to the law was futile and distilleries shifted to secrecy and evasion.
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Alexander Hamilton
Wooddy Chuck Fights Dog and Finds New Home
Wooddy Chuck, a young woodchuck, leaves his family and finds a sunlit den near a garden. A pursuit by a dog forces him to burrow and fight with his sharp teeth to escape. After the display, he vows to care for his teeth and seeks a fresh dwelling away from danger.
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Wooddy Chuck
Woody
Woodchucks
Mr. Dog
Wooddy
Chuck
Dog
Vivian as a Name Through History and Symbolism
The article traces the name Vivian from Latin vita origins to Vivia Perpetua and Viviana, noting its spread in Roman, Scottish, French, English, Spanish, and Italian usage. It links Vivian’s life force to a ruby talisman, cites symbolic meanings like courage and health, and mentions lucky day and number with hints of floral symbolism and a closing poetic line.
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Vivians
Vita
Vivia
Vivia Perpetua
Carthage
Viviana
Vivianna
Arthur
Scotland
Vivian
France
Vivien
Straightway
Vivienne
England
Amertcn
Spain
Italy
Nighttime sounds travel farther than daytime
Sounds can be heard much farther at night than by day due to fewer local disturbances and a smoother air layer. Calm, clear nights often have a temperature profile that reverses the usual ground glow, bending waves upward instead of downward.
Comedy Divorce in Oatman Arizona Court
Oatman Arizona ends a comic divorce case with John Oatman a Mojave Indian and Estelle as wife of ten children. The trial features Starlight Ocatillo the Mojave dance and bizarre pranks, a jury of local characters and a bench including two friends of the plaintiff. Estelle wins no real damages as the case is dismissed with a lilies bouquet given to her by local club members. The reading notes extraordinary anecdotes about dynamite mishaps, jack rabbit meals and mock battles with tarantulas.
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Oatman, Ariz
Oatman
John Oatman
Estelle
John
Doc Hong
Painiess Hong
Join
George Forest-of-Cattle
Stelle
Zatelle
Lucas
H. C. Topps
Death Valley
Funeral Range
Topps
Rattlesnake
Charlie Dix
Starlight
Atman
Mendant
Zadock Sheffield
Zadock Sheffield. “Thefendant
Hong
Ladies' Sterary Club
Ouatman
Starlight Juror Dilemma Ends With Costs Decision
In a wild courtroom moment at Starlight a juror proposes marriage to the defendant gal. Attorney Topps objects as the judge asks who pays costs. The jury votes 11 to 1 in favor of Topps paying, with Gold Tooth Nellie voting no before the case ends.
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Starlight
Rattlesnake Charile
Gold Tooth
Nellie
Zadock Sheffield
Rattlesnake Chariie Dix
Topps
Jail Still Found in Wichita Falls Prisoner Quarters
In a Wichita Falls jail a fight among prisoners led Cass Tarver to a hidden corner where a homemade still was discovered. The device cost under one dollar and used improvised copper tubing, disinfectant cans, and jail-made charcoal to distill alcohol from mash created from scraps of food and potatoes.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Cass Tarver
Dog to Get Medal for Heroic Rescue in Manchester
Miss Ruth Clair Laberge of Manchester N Y announces her dog Jack a mix of German police dog and terrier will receive a medal from the Animal Rescue League for attempting to rescue another dog swept away by a heavy brook current. Jack swam to aid the drowning dog but could not reach it.
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Manchester
N. Y
Jack
Ruth Clair Laberge
Animal Rescue League
Cats Trained to Kill Gophers In Washington Fields
Farmers in Tekon Washington report house cats trained to hunt gophers. A. H. Hollister keeps about a hundred cats using a hungry mother and kittens method to teach field hunting. Reports say kittens learn from the mother and urban cats join in, expanding the gopher control. Also noted is the start of a Hudson River tunnel project in New York with twin tubes planned and a four year completion target at a cost of about 19.33 million dollars.
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Tekon
Wash
A. H. Gallister
Hus
Hollister
Hudson River
West
Canil Streets
New York
Bull crashes hotel lobby during stock show display
An escaped bull darted through a Red Bluff Concordia hotel lobby frightening bystanders. The animal broke free from a Davis farm stock show display after being unloaded by John Metzger, sending patrons scrambling for cover as it exited through the front door.
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Red Bluff
Cal
Concordia Hotel
John Metzger
Davis Farm
Man Finds Fortune on His Farm in Buried Bank Notes
Daniel SteMy of Auburn near Pottsville digs post holes on his mother's farm and uncovers a metal box with several thousand old bank notes buried about 65 years ago by his grandfather. The notes crumble to pieces when handled and the box is handed to Auburn National Bank for forwarding to the U.S. Treasury to identify the notes before more disintegration. The farm has long been linked to a buried fortune legend.
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Pottsville
Auburn
Daniel SteMy
Auburn National Bank
United States Treasury
Senate backs constitutional amendment to curb child labor
Senator Johnson of California introduces a joint resolution proposing a tenth amendment change to give Congress power to regulate or prohibit employment of children under eighteen nationwide. He cites Bailey v Drexel Furniture and Supreme Court rulings as blocking current laws and says swift ratification by three fourths of states would make the measure effective.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Johnson
California
Congress
Supreme Court
Bailey
Drexel Furniture Company
House
Absence and affair end in Europe departure
Mary Culberson daughter of Texas Senator travels to Europe with friends amid sensational charges linking British veteran Alexander Robertson to a kidnaping plot. The couple had started a romance in Austin and Washington before disputes led to Detected schemes and Robertson's indictment. Culberson's party abandons plans.
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Iss Mary Culberson
Culberson
Texas
Alexander FB. Robertson
Europe
Senator Culberson
Robertson
Newark
Miss Culberson
John Ellies
Burns
Washington
Austin
Rob
Reindeer Meat Move Aims to Feed Alaska and Nation
Uncle Sam and William K. Loop advance Alaska reindeer experiments with 1500 head moving from Good News bay to Riley Creek to fatten along the railroad. The project envisions feeding Alaska and parts of the United States with meat and skins for garments. Loop, Alaska division chief, has mentored Eskimos into a multimillion dollar herd system and aided the 1897 Point Barrow relief expedition.
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Uncle Sam
William K. Loop
Alaska
Good News Bay
Riley Creek
United States
America
Lopp
Tie
United States Bureau of Education
Point Barrow
Senate Feud Over Tariff Bill Produces Light Humor
The Congressional Record notes a playful exchange in the Senate as Senator Harrison of Mississippi is mocked as a “funny man” by Senator McCumber of North Dakota. Williams of Mississippi defends his colleague, calling McCumber dull, and the debate turns on differing notions of humor and sense.
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Harrison
Mississippi
McCumber
North Dakota
Williams
Congressional Record
Ife
Benny Seotechman
Samuel Johnson
Sam Johnson
Mr. McCumber
Frear Warns Direct Primary Faces Peril in Speech
Wisconsin representative Janes A Frear condemns manipulated conventions and urges voters to reclaim candidate selection. He cites bipartisan platforms in Maine calling for a 1911 primary law and argues party bosses seek to control nominations through media and wealth influence.
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Janes A Frear
Wisconsin
House
Frear
Maine
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